Show-case.



PATENTBD APR. 11, 1905.

' I. POLLARD.

SHOW CASE.

uruomrmn FILED NOV. 25, 1904.

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. UNITED STATES Patented April 11, 1905.

FREDERICK POLLARD, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

SHOW-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 786,837, dated April 11, 1905.

Application filed November 25.1904- Serial No. 234,207.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK POLLARD, a subject of the King of England, residing at Cleveland,in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Show-Cases; 'and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in show-cases, and especially to all-glass showcases.

The object of this invention is to provide a locking device for fastening the door of a showcase.

My invention therefore consists in detachably securing a bar to a stationary portion of the show-case, so that the bar extends across the door of the show-case on the outside of the case,and in providing means arranged between the bar and the door for exerting a yielding my invention.

pressure on the glass plate which forms the door to hold the door tightly closed.

My invention also consists in the features of construction and combination of parts, as described in the specification, pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a show-case embodying Fig. 2 is a section through the locking-bar and the adjacent portion of the show-case. Fig. 3 is a top plan of a corner of the show-case.

Again referring to the drawings, 1 represents the top, 2 the stationary sides, and 3 the base, of a show-case. j 4 represents the mov-- vable side or door of the'case, whlch 1s secured in the usual manner to one of the stationary sides by means of hinges 5. To the top of the casing is secured a flat bracket 6, which projects slightly beyond the edge of the top at the side of the case at which the movable door is mounted. The bracket 6 is provided with a depending lug 7 The lockingbar 8 consists of a hollow tube, rectangular in cross-section, and the upper end thereof is arranged to slip over the depending lug 7 of the bracket 6. In the lower end of the bar 8 at the side next to the door is formed a slot 9,

and in the adjacent sides of the bar are formed openings and 11. In the base 3 of the easing is secured a staple 12, which is arranged to extend into theslot 9 when the bar 8 is in position to prevent the opening of the door. In order to secure the bar 8 in its operative position, the shackle of a padlock 1 1 is passed through the openings 10 and 11 and through the staple 12.

On the side of the bar 8 adjacent to the door of the show-case are mounted one or more pressure exerting devices, the purpose of which is to hold the door tightly closed in order to prevent dust from entering the case. Each of the devices comprises a small casing 15, open at its end, in which is arranged a plunger comprising a pin 17, one end of which extends into the locking-bar and is provided with a head 18, and on its other end is arranged acap 19. A coil-spring is arranged around the pin 17 so as to cause the cap 19 to normally project at the end of said casing 15 and come in contact with the door of the showcase, so as to exert sufficient pressure thereon to hold the door tightly closed.

The operation of my locking device is as follows: The bracket and staple are first permanently secured to the case and the lockingbar is then shoved up until the lug on the bracket is seated in the upper end of said locking-bar. The shackle of the padlock is then passed through the openings in the sides of the bar and through the staple, thereby preventing the bar from moving down and becoming disengaged at its upper end. When it is desired to open the case, it is only necessary to remove the padlock and the bar. will be readily disengagedfrom the lug on the bracket.

What I claim is l. The combination with a show-case of a locking device for fastening the door of the show-case, comprising a bracket secured to a stationary part of said show-case and provided with a lug, a bar arranged to extend across the door of said show-case and provided at one end with a socket for receiving the lug on the bracket, and means for locking the other end of said bar to a stationary part of said show-case.

2. The combination with a show-case of a locking device for fastening the door of said show-case, comprising a bracket secured to the top of said show-case and having a depending lug formed thereon and arranged to extend down at the side of the case at which the door is mounted, a bar arranged to extend across said door and provided at its upper end with a socket for receiving the lug on said bracket, and means for locking said bar at its lower end to the base of the show-case.

3. The combination with a show-case of a bracket secured to a stationary part of said show-case, at the side of the case at which the door is mounted and provided with a lug, a staple secured to said show-case, a bar arranged to extend across the door of said showcase and having a socket at one end for receiving the lug on the bracket and a slot in its opposite end for receiving the staple and openings at a right angle to the said slot and a shackle arranged to pass through said openings and said staple for securing the lower end of the locking-bar to the staple. substantially as described. i

4:. In a locking device for a show-case, the

combination with a show-case of a bar ar ranged to extend across the door of said showcase, means for securing said bar to said showcase and means arranged between said bar and the door of the show-case for exerting a yielding pressure on said door.

5. In a locking device for a show-case, the combination with a show-case of a bar arranged to extend across the door 01" said showcase, means for detachably securing said bar in position and pressure-exerting devices arranged on said bar adjacent to thedoor of the show-case, each of said devices comprising a casing, a plunger mounted in said casing and a spring arranged to cause said plunger to press against the door of the show-case, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign the foregoing specification in the presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK POLLARD.

\Vitnesses:

VIo'rou (J. LYNon, N. L. MoDoNNmnL. 

